Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the President of Brazil, recognized for his social policies and focus on poverty alleviation.
Notable Quotes
"increasing investments and cooperation in matters of renewable energies and critical minerals is at the core of the pioneering agreement"View Story →
"I want to tell U.S. President Donald Trump that we don't want a new Cold War."View Story →
"I want to tell the US President Donald Trump that we don’t want a new Cold War."View Story →
"I am convinced that Brazil-US relation will go back to normalcy after our conversation."View Story →
"The world doesn’t need more turbulence, it needs peace."View Story →
"I believe that if Maduro has to be trialled, he has to be trialled in his country, not trialled abroad."View Story →
"It has to be solved by the people of Venezuela, and not by foreign interference."View Story →
"We cannot accept that a head of state of one country could invade another country and capture the president."View Story →
"I want to tell the US President Donald Trump that we don’t want a new Cold War."View Story →
"We are two men of 80 years of age, so we cannot play around with democracy."View Story →
"The world doesn’t need more turbulence, it needs peace."View Story →
"We hope to expand and strengthen comprehensive cooperation in the economy, critical minerals, energy transition, and more."View Story →
"Our focus is to ensure humanitarian assistance, the restoration of basic services, support for displaced people, and aid for reconstruction."View Story →
"the workers at the site in the eastern state of Bahia were operating under 'slavery-like conditions.'"View Story →
"I have asked the US to send Ramagem back to Brazil so that he can serve his prison sentence."View Story →
"We cannot wake up every morning and go to bed every night with a tweet from a president threatening the world and declaring wars."View Story →
"We cannot wake up every morning and go to bed every night with a tweet from a president threatening the world and declaring wars."View Story →
"We cannot wake up every morning and go to bed every night with a tweet from a president threatening the world and declaring wars."View Story →
"Lords of War."View Story →
"stop acting like emperors and waging war on poorer countries."View Story →
"To be progressive is to defend a reformed multilateralism, where the rules work for everyone."View Story →
"What we want is to talk and see if we can find a solution to strengthen the democratic process in the world, so that we don't allow any setbacks."View Story →
"The government continues monitoring the situation in order to provide all the necessary assistance."View Story →
"We don’t know if the visit will help, but it’s more likely to help than doing nothing."View Story →
"What they are doing is building a case, even if unfounded, to justify the later adoption of tariffs."View Story →
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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro deadlocked in presidential runoff poll - Reuters
Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro deadlocked in presidential runoff poll Reuters
May 13, 2026South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.
May 11, 2026Brazil's Lula visits Trump in Washington seeking to avert new US trade tariffs - Reuters
Brazil's Lula visits Trump in Washington seeking to avert new US trade tariffs Reuters
May 7, 2026Brazil's Lula to raise organized crime in talks with Trump this week - Reuters
Brazil's Lula to raise organized crime in talks with Trump this week Reuters
May 5, 2026China's Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries - Reuters
China's Commerce Ministry blocks US sanctions against five refineries Reuters
May 2, 2026Brazil's Congress approves plan to drastically cut Bolsonaro's jail term
Last year ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup after losing an election.
May 1, 2026Brazil Congress overturns Lula veto on bill cutting Bolsonaro coup sentence - Reuters
Brazil Congress overturns Lula veto on bill cutting Bolsonaro coup sentence Reuters
April 30, 2026Global leftists rally in Spain hoping to spark resurgence against far right - Reuters
Global leftists rally in Spain hoping to spark resurgence against far right Reuters
April 19, 2026Brazil, Mexico, Spain pledge to send more aid to Cuba - Reuters
Brazil, Mexico, Spain pledge to send more aid to Cuba Reuters
April 18, 2026Brazil's Lula calls on permanent members of UN Security Council to change behaviour - Reuters
Brazil's Lula calls on permanent members of UN Security Council to change behaviour Reuters
April 18, 2026Brazil's former spy chief released from ICE detention
Bolsonaro ally Alexandre Ramagem was stopped by immigration agents in Orlando, Florida on Monday.
April 16, 2026Brazilian government blacklists Chinese automaker BYD for labor violations - Reuters
Brazilian government blacklists Chinese automaker BYD for labor violations Reuters
April 7, 2026Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 20
Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.
February 24, 2026South Korea and Brazil agree to expand cooperation in key minerals, trade - Reuters
South Korea and Brazil agree to expand cooperation in key minerals, trade Reuters
February 23, 2026Brazil doesn't want 'new Cold War', Lula says before Trump meeting - Reuters
Brazil doesn't want 'new Cold War', Lula says before Trump meeting Reuters
February 22, 2026India, Brazil sign mining pact as Modi targets $20 billion trade in five years - Reuters
India, Brazil sign mining pact as Modi targets $20 billion trade in five years Reuters
February 21, 2026Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit over Epstein files controversy
The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".
February 19, 2026